Claustrophobia

Ever since I can remember I have always been afraid of the dark, especially sleeping alone in the dark. Although it may sound silly because of my age, it is very much true. It is not the darkness that scares me so much, it is being in a room alone, in the dark, with open doors. Whether it is my bathroom door, closet door, or room door, they all have to be shut tightly and my main room door must be locked. I also have to sleep against the wall so I know nothing can creep up behind me. In a sense…

What is the most sincere feeling that human has? It is fear. Fear will always tell you whether you should fight or flight. Fear was the reason that we continued to make more and more fire during our early stages of evolution as intelligent creatures. Fire gave us light, light drove away beasts in the darkness, And even if the feeling of safety was brief, it was satisfying nonetheless. Then we made houses to keep the dangerous beasts away from us. They gave us feeling of safety that lasts as long…

The Help was written by Kathryn Stockett in 2009. Although this book has some very great historical features and accurate statements about life in the 60s, Stockett also does a very good job getting the readers to think. She shows such emotion in the way she writes the book, it emphasizes how the characters are feeling. Each character is going through such a controversial time in their lives, they must choose which side they are on. The way the book is written portrays the differences in actions…

Being A Mature Adult Throughout the novel, The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, the main character Henry (young soldier) faces the struggle to prove his courage to himself and the others in his regiment. He was is a young man that left his farm and mother, thinking that he should be doing more with his life. So he enlisted in the Union army. One thing Henry doesn’t expect from the war is the fear that comes with it and the courage it takes. Henry is constantly fighting his inner…

The psychological studies that John Watson and Rosalie Rayner conducted a classical condition study on a 9-month old baby that he called Albert B. the infant boy started in the experiment loving animals, and a white rat. Watson startled the rat with a loud sound of a hammer hitting the metal, Albert begins to develop a phobia a fear of white rats as well as most animals and furry objects. Many people have logical fears of animals, even myself is scared of every little creature that crawls, walk…

Define courage. What makes an act courageous? Courage is the ability to do the good in the face of harm or the threat of injury whether physical or psychological. The three things that make an act courageous are, choosing to do the act for the good of it, being threatened by harm if you do it, and loosening the grip of fear. How does courage entail going for the good? Courage involves going for the good by being so devoted to the good that you know you cannot be sidetracked by fears of…

Explanatory Essay As a kid, I always loved Halloween, but never liked to watch scary movies. It might not make sense to most people, including my older sister. My older sister loves me and all, but she also loves to terrorize me, mostly like all older siblings. I was about 12 years old and it was Halloween night. It was late, after me and my friends were done trick or treating. I’d had a great night until I got home. My sister begged me to watch a scary movie with her. It was Halloween so I…

I have this awful fear of being burried alive. Coffins to me could be a symbol of beiing burried alive. I don't see them as for the already dead. I have a hard time discribing the fear of being alive when someone puts you in the ground. When I see myself in that situation I see a coffin, you can scream but noone can hear you. The air start to disipate and you slowly start to sufficate and get cabonminoxide poisoning. Not a good way to die. The coffin is always there so I desided for this…

In life we experience the helpfulness and harmfulness fear has to offer. Fear can help us survive by making us careful and awake. Although this is useful, you start to obsess over the object that is causing you fear. You then become paranoid and unable to enjoy life. Many people experience fear different ways whether it be in a positive or negative way. In Poe’s short stories he demonstrates how all main characters experience fear but handle it differently. Poe uses symbolism, irony, and…

Bilbo Baggins: Hobbit to Hero What does one think of when they hear the word hero? Some may think of a masculine Marvel character. Others may think of someone they admire, such as a celebrity or parent. Typically, the person that comes to mind wouldn’t be a man smaller than a dwarf, who spends his days smoking his pipe and eating cakes. Yet, Mr. Bilbo Baggins fits this image perfectly. Bilbo has been put in extremely frightening situations very often. Usually he is scared, but in the end, he…